(no subject)

[dragonlady7]

via https://ift.tt/6XI2gsi

ta-divchyna https://ta-divchyna.tumblr.com/post/676109763582492672/important-psa:

snovyda https://snovyda.tumblr.com/post/676080229927845888/important-psa:

IMPORTANT PSA

Dear friends,

As many of you know, I live in Kyiv, which is the capital of Ukraine.

8 years ago, my country was invaded by Russia. They annexed part of our territory and have been de-facto controlling another part. Thousands of people have been killed. Around 1,5 million became internally displaced - i.e. had to flee their homes to other parts of Ukraine.

For all these 8 years, other countries have mostly led the policy of appeasement. Turning the blind eye to these actions, sometimes pressuring Ukraine to keep quiet and not disrupt their comfort.

Now russia has gathered an unprecedented military force along its and Belarus’s border with Ukraine. They are threatening a full scale outright invasion. In case with Russia, that usually includes deliberate strikes on civilian targets as well. They want to have their “sphere of influence” in Eastern Europe and do not tolerate our real sovereignty and democracy. It is caused by russian fascist imperialism and nothing else, no matter what “arguments” they come up with to excuse their actions.

The situation is getting increasingly more and more dire every hour.

I have receieved a few messages offering some kind of help. I ask, urge you all to spread the awareness of what is happening. Look into ways to pressure your governments into sanctioning russia/its oligarchs, officials and those close to them. THIS is what is needed the most. This is what can potentially save millions of lives.

Thank you for reading. I have made some great friends on this platform, so thank you guys for all the great time we have had talking to each other.

Ok, I want to write it. I need to. A bit emotional post, obviously.

I am one of the internally displaced. I left Donetsk, my hometown, in 2014. I was forced because of war, terror and occupation. I wanted to live in Ukraine - it was my choice by mind and heart.

I know, that unbelievable thing - such as war - can happen. No one believed in that - no way, it’s madness! But war came into my home. I know the sound of mines falling into my yard. I know what fear is. It is not so easy to scare me after that, but this experience is also making me be on the alert. Now everything looks serious. I wanted to think that I am safe and nothing will happen, but now these thoughts are dangerous and naive. All this news and all these actions - I cant close my eyes to that.

Today I packed go-bag again. No, I am not leaving my country. It’s in case I will need to go into the shelter.

The main shelters in Kyiv are metro stations. Sometimes I think about it - this is should look like all these scenes in WWII`s British movies.

And this should stay as frames in films.

It is not easy - when you want to believe in good, but forced to prepare for the worst. But this is how it’s going now in Ukraine. (Your picture was not posted)